{"id":6510,"date":"2022-12-25T01:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T01:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2022-12-25T01:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T01:01:08","slug":"and-the-word-became-flesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/and-the-word-became-flesh\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;\u2026And the Word Became Flesh\u2026.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/252983\/photos-the-vatican-s-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-illuminates-st-peter-s-square\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brendans-island.com\/blogsource\/20220929ff\/20221224-20221203-lighting-of-the-christmas-tree-and-nativity-scene-daniel-ibanez-12-658.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daniel Ibanez\/CNA's photo: the Vatican's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. (December 3, 2022)\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nativity scene in St. Peter&#8217;s Square, Vatican City. (December 3, 2022) via CNA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re celebrating a very special birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;And the Word became flesh<br>and made his dwelling among us,<br>and we saw his glory,<br>the glory as of the Father&#8217;s only Son,<br>full of grace and truth.&#8221;<br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/john\/1#51001014\">John 1:14<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>By any reasonable standard, it&#8217;s a big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it for me today. 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